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“Kindness is one of the gifts older people can bring to a society, because they have seen what happens when kindness disappears from the world. It’s not pretty.” More
A new initiative to better engage religion with US foreign policy; musician Bobby McFerrin on music, faith, and the human spirit; ethical guidelines for genetic testing, especially in children More
“The public and political impact of lived religion across the planet is huge,” says Shaun Casey, head of the new State Department Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives. More
This Grammy-Award-winning artist’s new album, “spirityouall,” includes his interpretations of classic African-American spirituals as well as songs he composed. Through all of them he hears the influence of his father, Robert McFerrin, Sr., who was an operatic baritone. More
“To me, just being is a religious experience. Just being is holy.” More
Watch Bobby McFerrin’s recent performance of “Fix Me Jesus” in the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis. More
“Our main goal is not to cause any harm or additional stress to families,” says Nancy Spinner, head of genomic diagnostics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. More
An “oasis of peace” in Israel where Christians, Jews, and Muslims choose to live together; a Chicago priest who wants parishes to do more for the victims of domestic abuse; and an annual outdoor production based on the Book of Mormon. More
“I’d like people to know that there are a lot of people in this country who are into dialogue, education, getting to know one another, trying to, trying to live together,” says Rabbi Ron Kronish, director of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Jerusalem. More
“Priests generally do not talk about it. And most dioceses in the United States have no services, or very limited services, for victims of domestic violence,” says Father Charles Dahm, who is leading a campaign in Chicago to change that. More